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[applause] grover norquist chemo for about 16 hours. -- came out for about 16 hours. [laughter] definitely carbon taxes is bubbling up. rush right. and from a surprising source. people on the conservative side of the political spectrum, ultimately, i should not be a bar -- a partisan political issue. the day the sandy hit, i was with many people. >> of is just about to touch on that. fires burned homes with their democrats for republicans. the climate system does not care. hopefully, what we can do as scientists, is checked the risks and then the location details. but that is a whole different ball game. >> my name is carol stone. do you think the mayan calendar this year will have any effect? and what is the effect of the population in the world -- a billion on this issue of carbon -- >> violation? >> that -- there is a number of factors. when you look at local government in emissions. if there are more people on the planet burning carbon for energy, we will be adding more carbon to the atmosphere. on the other hand, people who are living in a western-style exist the
[applause] grover norquist chemo for about 16 hours. -- came out for about 16 hours. [laughter] definitely carbon taxes is bubbling up. rush right. and from a surprising source. people on the conservative side of the political spectrum, ultimately, i should not be a bar -- a partisan political issue. the day the sandy hit, i was with many people. >> of is just about to touch on that. fires burned homes with their democrats for republicans. the climate system does not care. hopefully, what...
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and i was going to say, the other group -- oh, the -- when i gave a talk at grover norquist's wednesday meeting -- >> oh, that must have been interesting. >> one of the -- this was at the -- i gave two. there was first a meeting with him and some of the republican leaders which was open, and then there was one which was closed and i can't talk about that one but i'm sure it was at the first one. that one -- [laughter] -- one of them said, that's income redistribution. well, yeah, it is. the people who do a good job will get some of the money from somebody else. and -- but that's what if we don't do something like that. that's -- you see, we would reach -- if we did that, we would reach tipping points where alternatives would be cheaper than -- say, coal, and then you would quickly phase out the fossil fuel. so you then leave it in the ground and that's what we have to do. >> british columbia is doing something like this so that maybe there's some different details, but british columbia replaced one kind of tax, it was a payroll or corporate tax -- >> yeah. >> and imposed the carbon tax.
and i was going to say, the other group -- oh, the -- when i gave a talk at grover norquist's wednesday meeting -- >> oh, that must have been interesting. >> one of the -- this was at the -- i gave two. there was first a meeting with him and some of the republican leaders which was open, and then there was one which was closed and i can't talk about that one but i'm sure it was at the first one. that one -- [laughter] -- one of them said, that's income redistribution. well, yeah, it...
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they're looking for some will oom from people like grover norquist. there. a tension it is a big open question. there's assigned there are some signres gro -- there's a there are some fissures growing. caller: do not get all upset if it gets turned over by the supreme court. it would work in the democrats' favor because it would fire up the base. it would be the catalyst to get president obama reelected. do not get upset if it gets turned over. host: john on twitter agrees with you. guest: the activist wing of the democratic party -- they are saying if the law falls that validates their concern. it is difficult to imagine it being stricken down. it would allow him to say the supreme court, they said it does not work. i think medicare is a great program and everybody should be able to get medicare. mitt romney said fewer people should be able to get medicare. that would be a useful talking point for the president's. getting medicare for all would be a big legislative challenge because stores brought opposition in the republican party. host: steve from york, p
they're looking for some will oom from people like grover norquist. there. a tension it is a big open question. there's assigned there are some signres gro -- there's a there are some fissures growing. caller: do not get all upset if it gets turned over by the supreme court. it would work in the democrats' favor because it would fire up the base. it would be the catalyst to get president obama reelected. do not get upset if it gets turned over. host: john on twitter agrees with you. guest: the...
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to more directly answer your question, you mentioned grover norquist and americans for tax reform, a longstanding group promotes fiscal conservative and lower government spending. grover norquist and his group have been successful in having nearly every republican in congress sign-on to a pledge to the american people that says they will not increase taxes. so, to address the revenue side of the equation, getting tax revenue, as perhaps spread the president obama has suggested, by asking -- as, perhaps, president obama has suggested, by asking wealthier americans to pay a little more. one way to look around this issue is to go off of the fiscal cliff, and let everything expire at the end of the year, which would be a dramatic moment in washington, but this is a theory that is out there, and democrats talk about this, that come january you start to bring the tax cuts back, so at that point everybody's taxes have gone up, and you say which ones to we want to bring back? let's bring back the child credit, the one that avoids the marriage penalty, and then have the broader debate on tax
to more directly answer your question, you mentioned grover norquist and americans for tax reform, a longstanding group promotes fiscal conservative and lower government spending. grover norquist and his group have been successful in having nearly every republican in congress sign-on to a pledge to the american people that says they will not increase taxes. so, to address the revenue side of the equation, getting tax revenue, as perhaps spread the president obama has suggested, by asking -- as,...
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they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. people who are rich, who make a lot of money, they are not opposing raising the taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. so any time the speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we have got a deal for you, the president's door is always open, and mine is, too. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i would only add the majority leader has given you his view of the last two years. i have certainly given you my take on it. the american people have spoken, and they basically voted for the status quo. the president got re-elected, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. the american people have spoken. they obviously expect us to come together and to produce a result. as i indicated, the president called me and probably called others last night. my impression is he would lik
they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. people who are rich, who make a lot of money, they are not opposing raising the taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. so any time the speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we have got a deal for you, the president's door is always open, and mine is, too. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the...
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grover norquist has exerted interest. when you talk about raising taxes, it is very unpopular politically. he has set a lot of influence. do remember been sick -- host: do you remember being scared of " northwest? guest: i did not remember been scared of grover norquist or anybody. host: steve, you're next. caller: mitt romney accused rick santorum of supporting you, which led to the obama-care. that was one thing that i wanted you to address. 10 years ago, i would have probably been in the tea party because i was an independent in the republican party that did not want all of the spending in iraq. i think it is hypocritical for the tea party to play this hard- line debt game. i was just wondering what you thought of that, and the last thing was the word rhino -- republican in name only. . i have been called for 10 years. i will vote democrat. thank you. guest: you have been called republican in name only for 10 years. i happened to be for 30 years. i came to the same conclusion. the republicans and i developed, as i call
grover norquist has exerted interest. when you talk about raising taxes, it is very unpopular politically. he has set a lot of influence. do remember been sick -- host: do you remember being scared of " northwest? guest: i did not remember been scared of grover norquist or anybody. host: steve, you're next. caller: mitt romney accused rick santorum of supporting you, which led to the obama-care. that was one thing that i wanted you to address. 10 years ago, i would have probably been in...
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guest: grover norquist has convinced the majority of republicans to sign -- to sign a contract. that is being used as an attack against republicans in a variety of districts, all -- although republicans are more often poured into medicare than they are the anti-tax -- often pointing to medicare than they are the anti-tax portion. there are the remaining portions of the third congressional district have been pushed into the first, which is safely anchored by perata andrews in camden. democrats have a candidate running against him, who is a widow of a former democratic congressman. her name is shalit out there. -- , shelley out there. she has a son of war -- a stunt double locking candidates, portraying the blocked benefits of the seniors deserve. part of the reason the republicans succeeded in making that district more red in redistricting. that is akin to what we are seeing all over the country. host: we will have to michigan on the republicans line. caller: a quick question -- stabenow has done nothing with this heat. we are still hurting with -- hurting terribly. and of course
guest: grover norquist has convinced the majority of republicans to sign -- to sign a contract. that is being used as an attack against republicans in a variety of districts, all -- although republicans are more often poured into medicare than they are the anti-tax -- often pointing to medicare than they are the anti-tax portion. there are the remaining portions of the third congressional district have been pushed into the first, which is safely anchored by perata andrews in camden. democrats...
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schmidt -- what is your opinion of the grover norquist no-tax pledge? >> on the issue of taxes, it is true that we are at a historic low of revenue to g.d.p.. it has to come up. because a country with $16 trillion in debt with republicans -- which republicans and democrats are responsible for has to be fixed. we have to get on to a sustainable economic path. barry goldwater said tax cuts yes, the deficit reduction first. you have to baby bells. d. -- pay the bills. in your personal and public life -- you want to have a prescription drug benefits under medicare, that is great, you have to pay for it. you once two wars? you have to pay for them, too. we should understand something about the republican party over the last and years. it has been a big spending party -- it just does not want to pay for any of the spending. a reset of traditional conservatism requires that we be reality-based on the fiscal condition of the country and understand that the years of profligacy now require increased revenue. the notion that we have hundreds of members of congress
schmidt -- what is your opinion of the grover norquist no-tax pledge? >> on the issue of taxes, it is true that we are at a historic low of revenue to g.d.p.. it has to come up. because a country with $16 trillion in debt with republicans -- which republicans and democrats are responsible for has to be fixed. we have to get on to a sustainable economic path. barry goldwater said tax cuts yes, the deficit reduction first. you have to baby bells. d. -- pay the bills. in your personal and...
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it's a budget for grover norquist america, a radical conservative fantasy land where government is no longer able to play a role, protecting those who need it the most, protecting our most natural resources, investing in the job creation initiatives that will enable us to move forward as a people. that is not a vision that we should want to see passed into law, let alone into reality. thank you, madam speaker. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time -- mr. garrett: i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from kansas. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two mississippi. >> i appreciate the hard work of my cheeg from new jersey. i rise in proud support of the budget we are discussing here today. it offers a clear vision for responsibility as well as a path toward accomplishing that vision. in just three day the united states will have the highest corporate business tax rate in the world. in a matter of months, every american, every business own eric every investor will be subject to higher taxes as a result of the expiration of the bush-obama cacks tu
it's a budget for grover norquist america, a radical conservative fantasy land where government is no longer able to play a role, protecting those who need it the most, protecting our most natural resources, investing in the job creation initiatives that will enable us to move forward as a people. that is not a vision that we should want to see passed into law, let alone into reality. thank you, madam speaker. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. >> at this time -- mr. garrett: i am...
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on monday, grover norquist will hold a news conference to call for changes to the tax code. he is expected to voice his opposition to president obama's proposed buffett rule which would apply to americans earning more than $1 million a year, requiring them to pay 30% of their income in taxes. you could watch live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span2. >> april 15, 1912 -- nearly 1500 perished on a ship called unsinkable. >> want the look out bills were sounded, they struck the bells three times which is a warning, saying there is an object head. it does not say what kind of object. the lookout struck the ball and went to a telephone and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is they saw. when the phone was finally answered, the entire conversation was what do you see? the response was iceberg, right ahead. the response from the officer was thank you. >> that today at 4:00 eastern. >> secretary of state hillary clinton traveled to the naval academy in annapolis, maryland where she spoke to an audience about u.s. strategy in the asia- pacific. her remarks
on monday, grover norquist will hold a news conference to call for changes to the tax code. he is expected to voice his opposition to president obama's proposed buffett rule which would apply to americans earning more than $1 million a year, requiring them to pay 30% of their income in taxes. you could watch live coverage at 1:00 eastern on c-span2. >> april 15, 1912 -- nearly 1500 perished on a ship called unsinkable. >> want the look out bills were sounded, they struck the bells...
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tomorrow, grover norquist holds a news conference on the eve of the 2012 tax filing deadline. also taking part, michigan congressman dave camp, tomorrow live at 1:00 a.m. eastern on c- span2. >> frankly, we owe to our first responders to give them a modern communications network. that is exactly what this legislation does. congress indicated that $7 billion from auction revenues would be made available to first net to go ahead and design and construct this network of cracks monday night, national telecommunications and information the administration on spectrum policy and other telecommunications issues at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. texted ceo of delta air lines discuss the future of the aviation industry at the annual summit on thursday. he talked about competitiveness and consolidation within the airline industry and offered ideas for creating more jobs in the industry. this is about 30 minutes. >> richard anderson, chief executive officer of delta airlines. he is also my boss at the chairman of the board will of airlines for america. over the 23 years it richard has been in t
tomorrow, grover norquist holds a news conference on the eve of the 2012 tax filing deadline. also taking part, michigan congressman dave camp, tomorrow live at 1:00 a.m. eastern on c- span2. >> frankly, we owe to our first responders to give them a modern communications network. that is exactly what this legislation does. congress indicated that $7 billion from auction revenues would be made available to first net to go ahead and design and construct this network of cracks monday night,...
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talk to grover norquist. this is what he says. i have to find out what is in the water. >> you do a pretty good grover impression. >> there were some democrats that survived that should not have. >> one candidate that to buy that is in georgia, the beneficiary of an inept republican challenger. he probably ran the best tv campaign. the seven democrats have to run the gamut appealing to the black liberal base in their district while appealing to the median voter that is white and conservative. he ran these ads you have to watch that appeal to inner-city black liberals and rural whites and a fascinating way. he outperform the republican, where mitt romney won 50%. mcintyre is deadlock with his challenger. he ran a stellar campaign. mcintyre could run for chairman of the republican party committee. >> the advertisement was with john barrow features him with his gun and that nobody would take it away from him. his grandfather used his gun to stop a lynching. fascinating way to thread that needle. one of the better ads of the year. we
talk to grover norquist. this is what he says. i have to find out what is in the water. >> you do a pretty good grover impression. >> there were some democrats that survived that should not have. >> one candidate that to buy that is in georgia, the beneficiary of an inept republican challenger. he probably ran the best tv campaign. the seven democrats have to run the gamut appealing to the black liberal base in their district while appealing to the median voter that is white...
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caller: grover norquist, a majority of republicans have signed his tax pledge. that is in advance of knowing the condition of the country. this would be going to the american league in baseball and saying to every player, i know it is legitimate to punt but i will ask you to sign a pledge never to blunt the ball in a game condition, before the game even started. it is giving up a legitimate tool and not representing the people that you represent. and iink it's atrocious cannot understand how the government cannot allow such a tax pledge to continue. guest: we also think pledged has done a lot of damage, because some otherwise pretty reasonable people on both sides of the aisle would be wanting to talk about reforming the tax code, but they have the pledge hanging over their head and a promise by grover norquist propose them in an election if they violate the pledge. a government that cannot ta x cannot do anything else. if it cannot raise the revenue needed, then it cannot do improvements that it wants and build roads and bridges and fund the military. the gover
caller: grover norquist, a majority of republicans have signed his tax pledge. that is in advance of knowing the condition of the country. this would be going to the american league in baseball and saying to every player, i know it is legitimate to punt but i will ask you to sign a pledge never to blunt the ball in a game condition, before the game even started. it is giving up a legitimate tool and not representing the people that you represent. and iink it's atrocious cannot understand how...
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it is not just the grover norquist pledge root i know o-- is not just the grover norquist pledge. i know grover well. he is honest. he would like to see medicare privatized. that is what he wants. he has a particular sion fokiar makehevehe qua edn i i have ner had in nebsk mgo to washingto ep spending. that is not howe did . i have been on e fron lin in education, have served on a board, in a small district where you deal intimately with staff and with students and parents. we have been successful in here in that state doing this. u can examine a groupudmpact fiher on nebraska. it will cut jobs. itaser vot againstrenatal caor wom not ce dy s is at s hasinpasto tt s an vote e most important thing we can do to make sure we have success in our schools. >> this is the nebraska u.s. senate debate live from lincoln. together with libraries across nebraska, short videos have been recorded in which citizens talk about the issues important to them and allows them to ask questions. tonight you will hear from citizens and our first question bowser.rom margaret popp >> the other problem i wou
it is not just the grover norquist pledge root i know o-- is not just the grover norquist pledge. i know grover well. he is honest. he would like to see medicare privatized. that is what he wants. he has a particular sion fokiar makehevehe qua edn i i have ner had in nebsk mgo to washingto ep spending. that is not howe did . i have been on e fron lin in education, have served on a board, in a small district where you deal intimately with staff and with students and parents. we have been...
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nor would they agree to grover nor quist-style no new immigration -- grover norquist-style no new immigration pledge. how can we craft meaningful solutions to farmers and agriculture workers, for dreamers who were brought here as children or for those families with loved ones waiting abroad in decades long queues? this bill is designed to reduce legal immigration. taking 55,000 green cards from one category and putting them in another may seem like another trade, but it is not if the new category is drafted to ensure that green cards go unused. according to the national science foundation, american universities currently graduate about 30,000 foreign students with degrees that would qualify them with green cards under this bill. assuming every single one of them wanted to stay and could find an employer willing to offer them a permanent job, which is certainly not the case, that would still leave 25,000 green cards unused. this bill shamefully prevents those green cards from being used to help other employment and family-based immigrants suffering. i would note those who had their labor certi
nor would they agree to grover nor quist-style no new immigration -- grover norquist-style no new immigration pledge. how can we craft meaningful solutions to farmers and agriculture workers, for dreamers who were brought here as children or for those families with loved ones waiting abroad in decades long queues? this bill is designed to reduce legal immigration. taking 55,000 green cards from one category and putting them in another may seem like another trade, but it is not if the new...
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also, if you have or you will be selling the grover norquist pledged which will limit your ability? >> this came up in the indiana senate race where mr. murdoch said explicitly that my version of.com -- my version of compromises when the democrats come over to my side. so where do you fall on this? >> is a very important question. my idea of compromise is the same exact as ronald reagan. president reagan said, what do you to if they ask you half a loaf. you take it. and then you come back for more. i am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody, republicans, democrats, independents, libertarians. i have joop before that i will work with marcion's -- if they are willing to shrink the size and power of the federal government. i think we're facing a fiscal and economic cliff and we need to solve that problem. i have no interest in going to washington and giving a bunch of cathartic speeches. we're there to fix the problem. that is what texans are looking for, cereus leaders to ensure the opportunity and prosperity that everyone of us has been blessed to enjoy. but that it is
also, if you have or you will be selling the grover norquist pledged which will limit your ability? >> this came up in the indiana senate race where mr. murdoch said explicitly that my version of.com -- my version of compromises when the democrats come over to my side. so where do you fall on this? >> is a very important question. my idea of compromise is the same exact as ronald reagan. president reagan said, what do you to if they ask you half a loaf. you take it. and then you...
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i am particularly delighted to have grover norquist year. grover is one of those of whom always said that he needs no introduction. i will give one anyway because he is too interesting not to. d is a massachusetts native -- he is a massachusetts native. a harvard ba and nba. -- and mba. he is the author of a recent books "debacle," with john lot. in 1985, he founded americans for tax reform whose aim was to reduce government receipts as a percentage of gdp. he believes in a smaller government. he believes in getting a handle on the debt overhang, which i believe is the most serious problem facing the country today. he is most famous for the famous pledge -- getting members of congress and other politicians to promise not to vote for any increase in marginal tax rates for either individuals or business and not to vote for any net reductions in deductions or credits unless there is a commensurate reduction in rates. as of late last year, 238, i am told on google, out of two hundred 42 house republicans have signed this played -- this pledge. t
i am particularly delighted to have grover norquist year. grover is one of those of whom always said that he needs no introduction. i will give one anyway because he is too interesting not to. d is a massachusetts native -- he is a massachusetts native. a harvard ba and nba. -- and mba. he is the author of a recent books "debacle," with john lot. in 1985, he founded americans for tax reform whose aim was to reduce government receipts as a percentage of gdp. he believes in a smaller...
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also, if you have or you will be selling the grover norquist pledged which will limit your ability? >> this came up in the indiana senate race where mr. murdoch id explicitly that my version of.com -- my version of compromises when the democrats come over to my side. so where do you fall on this? >> is a very important question. my idea of compromise is the same exact as ronald reagan. president reagan said, what do you to if they ask you half a loaf. you take it. and then you come back f more. i am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody, republicans, democts, independents, libertarians. i have joop before that i will work with marcion's -- if they are willing to shrink the size and power of the federal government. i think we're facing a fiscal and economic cliff and we need to solve that problem. i have no interest in going to washington and giving a bunch of cathartic speeches. we're there to fix the problem. that is what texans are looking for, cereus leaders to ensure the opportunity and prosperity that everyone of us has been blessed to enjoy. but that it is theref
also, if you have or you will be selling the grover norquist pledged which will limit your ability? >> this came up in the indiana senate race where mr. murdoch id explicitly that my version of.com -- my version of compromises when the democrats come over to my side. so where do you fall on this? >> is a very important question. my idea of compromise is the same exact as ronald reagan. president reagan said, what do you to if they ask you half a loaf. you take it. and then you come...
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host: why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? caller: because they have a pledge and every time a obama tries to get something going, they block it because norquist is calling the shots. host: a local story -- the candidate's head south with brass knuckles. charlotte, go to north carolina. a republican caller. what do you think about this contest as the race had south? caller: the lady that just spoke, i don't know what universe she is living in, but the republican house has been generating bills and the senate is the one to let it language and guy over there. we are running over 900 days without a budget and maybe she ought to take notice of that. when it comes to romney coming south, the folks down here are strong when it comes to 10th amendment rights. we voluntarily surrender some of our sovereignty to the united states for the betterment of our country. however, when you talk about massachusetts moderate who emphasizes the mandate implementing romneycare, that goes against the grain. he's going to have a tough time even thou
host: why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? caller: because they have a pledge and every time a obama tries to get something going, they block it because norquist is calling the shots. host: a local story -- the candidate's head south with brass knuckles. charlotte, go to north carolina. a republican caller. what do you think about this contest as the race had south? caller: the lady that just spoke, i don't know what universe she is living in, but the republican house has been...
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as long as we are in the thrall of grover norquist, it'll be a rough, a long haul. host: what do you make of this process? guest: i loved senator simpson. he is such a wonderful person. i have not met anyone kinder or nicer than him who is willing to work with people on all sides. he is all about listening. people would say gets worse every year in washington. i'm a little bit of a contrarian. there is always tension. there's always a lot of pressure from both sides. what you typically have to have are these kinds of external pressures. that is what is going on today. i think there is a real issue of trust. one of the unique things is i remember the first days, and not just to talk about this. this idea that we kept most of the information within those walls. it built a sense of trust between republicans and democrats so we read able to get 60%. you have to talk to both sides. we do not do enough of that. it is a difference of opinion. the have to find common ground. host: bob is on the line from chapel hill, north carolina. caller: two specific questions. does your
as long as we are in the thrall of grover norquist, it'll be a rough, a long haul. host: what do you make of this process? guest: i loved senator simpson. he is such a wonderful person. i have not met anyone kinder or nicer than him who is willing to work with people on all sides. he is all about listening. people would say gets worse every year in washington. i'm a little bit of a contrarian. there is always tension. there's always a lot of pressure from both sides. what you typically have to...
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lobbyist by the name of grover norquist whereby they have sworn that they will not ever ask those with the most privileged to do more, to do their fair share. you signed the pledge. >> that is a falsehood. and he signed the progressive tax bill. here is somebody that teamed up with the most liberal, far reaching, far out, taxiest people in congress. she introduced a budget, ladies and gentlemen, that would increase taxes by 3.9 trillion dollars -- $3.90 trillion. >> which is less than the ryan budget. >> and obama says, that will raise taxes on the middle class. nancy pelosi, who has to turn left to talk to my opponent because she is so extreme, she said, we cannot do that. you, my opponent can only see one things -- raise taxes, increased spending. that has been her mantra ever since she has been in congress. >> a couple of things. first of all, i do believe, given the challenges facing our nation, that for everyone to have a fair shot, everyone does have to do -- >> you agreed $3.90 trillion increase in taxes is something that we need? >> the romney plan is $5 trillion? >> over 10 ye
lobbyist by the name of grover norquist whereby they have sworn that they will not ever ask those with the most privileged to do more, to do their fair share. you signed the pledge. >> that is a falsehood. and he signed the progressive tax bill. here is somebody that teamed up with the most liberal, far reaching, far out, taxiest people in congress. she introduced a budget, ladies and gentlemen, that would increase taxes by 3.9 trillion dollars -- $3.90 trillion. >> which is less...
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. -- grover norquist pledge which is why he has not been as successful as he could have been. and those of blue dogs that are in the senate and house, and they need to be purged. our undercover republicans posing as democrats. host: a nother story getting a lot of -- a lot of attention in the new york times. let me read to you first what they are writing. there is an e-mail that came out late yesterday from the white house that statement from the white house. this is from "the new york times." the final sentence m.v.p. saying "the pain from the iran.ons has deepened anin back to your phone calls. newspaper endorsements -- do they matter? next up is the independent line from new york. caller: good morning. i strongly feel like being endorsed by a newspaper he is like being endorsed by a celebrity. you know? the simple fact they can say whatever they like. now it is a lot of newspapers are on the internet. who is on the internet? you, the same way the celebrities are saying. even if he said everybody go out and vote for obama. and people will be like, wow, i should vote for obam
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that is because each of the members of the budget committee has signed that pledge of grover norquist to not under any circumstances increase or began a tax of any amount. the hands of congress are tied by that. host: what about your personal situation? of you changed your idea of the american dream? caller: i see it changing all around me. it has not affected me all that much because i am retired. host: thomas rights and that has a different perspective. we are looking at another tweet. the allstate national journal heartland monitor poll asked, what are signs of getting ahead? being free of debt is a sign of getting ahead. it also said being able to save it for a comfortable and secure retirement. having a secure job it can rely on even for tough economic times and being employed but also having a lot of time to spend their family and friends. other signs include running your own home and getting regular pay increases throughout your career. becoming wealthy enough to be financially secure and retire early. and then getting a college or graduate degree. over half of respondents said
that is because each of the members of the budget committee has signed that pledge of grover norquist to not under any circumstances increase or began a tax of any amount. the hands of congress are tied by that. host: what about your personal situation? of you changed your idea of the american dream? caller: i see it changing all around me. it has not affected me all that much because i am retired. host: thomas rights and that has a different perspective. we are looking at another tweet. the...
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you have grover norquist, and tea party and a couple of others i do not want to mention, and that did not understand how you guys can agree on anything we of the different schools coming your way? pool have the different you have coming your way? guest: i am glad you made that point. hollywood, billionaires', give more democrats than we do. the tea party does not control us. the problem we have in washington now is the democrat party is pretty much controlled by those that are dependent on government and want more government power. that includes labor bosses, trial lawyers from environmentalists, but we do not have a problem in the republican party of being controlled by any particular group. we have had a problem in the past being consistent or foundation of limited government. we increase spending, earmarks. some of those things we have been able to stop, but we have problems now. the problems are not the groups are controlling us. the republican party is supported by individuals and small businesses, and that is the group i am calling on to get more involved in this year's election
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how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans came sweeping back. we've had a pendulum swing, very contractive time period. that's one of the factors. we have seen both sides really dug in because they don't know where the pendulum will swing in the next direction. -- eklection. host: from one of our viewers -- on facebook -- guest: that's right. one of the points she raises is it's easy to look and collectors and say we will just drop 10% of this program and 20% off that program. but when you get down to the individual programs, we're talking state and local police departments, fire departments, teachers' pay, all sorts of p
how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans...
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should be, if you ask nothing from the faults of -- folks at the very top, if you subscribe to the grover norquist pledge, as 99% of the republican house members have, it says not one additional penny of revenue can come from the wealthiest americans to help reduce our deficit. not one penny. the american people can do the math on this. if the sick and the outset that if you say from the outset you -- you are not going to ask for one penny from the wealthiest americans, and you want to deal with the long-term budget deficits, everyone and everything else gets hit. let's look at a couple of examples. let's start with middle-class taxpayers. the tax policy center, which is an independent, non-partisan body, recently did an analysis of the romney tax plan. they concluded that by providing these tax cuts in a deficit-neutral manner, you will end up raising the tax burden on middle income taxpayers. you will have to eliminate a lot of deductions in the tax code that to help middle-income taxpayers. mortgage income, the current exemption for the cost of health insurance provided by employers, a
should be, if you ask nothing from the faults of -- folks at the very top, if you subscribe to the grover norquist pledge, as 99% of the republican house members have, it says not one additional penny of revenue can come from the wealthiest americans to help reduce our deficit. not one penny. the american people can do the math on this. if the sick and the outset that if you say from the outset you -- you are not going to ask for one penny from the wealthiest americans, and you want to deal...
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lobbyist by the name of grover norquist whereby they have sworn that they will not ever ask those with the most privileged to do more, to do their fair share. you signed the pledge. >> that is a falsehood. and he signed the progressive tax bill. here is somebody that teamed up with the most liberal, far reaching, far out, taxiest people in congress. she introduced a budget, ladies and gentlemen, that would increase taxes by 3.9 trillion dollars -- $3.90 trillion. >> which is less than the ryan budget. >> and obama says, that will raise taxes on the middle class. nancy pelosi, who has to turn left to talk to my opponent because she is so extreme, she said, we cannot do that. i'm telling you, my opponent can only see one things -- raise taxes, increased spending. that has been her mantra ever since she has been in congress. >> a couple of things. first of all, i do believe, given the challenges facing our nation, that for everyone to have a fair shot, everyone does have to do -- >> you agree $3.90 trillion increase in taxes is something that we need? >> the romney plan is $5 trillion. >>
lobbyist by the name of grover norquist whereby they have sworn that they will not ever ask those with the most privileged to do more, to do their fair share. you signed the pledge. >> that is a falsehood. and he signed the progressive tax bill. here is somebody that teamed up with the most liberal, far reaching, far out, taxiest people in congress. she introduced a budget, ladies and gentlemen, that would increase taxes by 3.9 trillion dollars -- $3.90 trillion. >> which is less...
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>> in 2007, i signed it the grover norquist pledge. in 2010 i was asked to sign it again, and i did not. >> you changed on that? >> i do not believe we need to raise taxes at this time and i do not need to sign a pledge to do that. >> we have to be realistic about what we are going to do and make tough decisions. i talked to people who are affluent and they do not mind paying more. >> we will continue the discussion about the economy, and whether the math really adds up for the deficit. we will look at some of the numbers, all of that on the other side of the debate. please stay with us. welcome back to the continuation of our debate. with us today, congressman allen west and patrick murphy. we will continue our discussion with george bennett. >> we left hanging on the deficit. you are opposed to raising taxes. the deficit this past year was $1.1 trillion. if you are not going to raise taxes, what are the things you can cut to get close to erasing a $1.1 trillion deficit? >> we should be about $230 billion, but we have to look at agenc
>> in 2007, i signed it the grover norquist pledge. in 2010 i was asked to sign it again, and i did not. >> you changed on that? >> i do not believe we need to raise taxes at this time and i do not need to sign a pledge to do that. >> we have to be realistic about what we are going to do and make tough decisions. i talked to people who are affluent and they do not mind paying more. >> we will continue the discussion about the economy, and whether the math really...
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on monday, grover norquist. there is a rule that would apply to all americans earning more than $1 million per year, requiring them to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. you can watch this beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. the health and human secretary kathleen sebelius spoke about the health-care law at the national action network annual convention. every year, they will the conference focusing on the most important civil-rights issues that year. they were founded in 1991 by reverend al sharpton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. well, i want to start by thanking reverend sharpton not only for his terrific leadership of this incredibly important organization but for his leadership across the country for his voice that continues to call on all of us to form a more perfect union, and we are still a work in process, but thank you, reverend sharpton, for reminding us that we have a lot of work to do, and as we watch communities across this country deal with very difficult issues. it i
on monday, grover norquist. there is a rule that would apply to all americans earning more than $1 million per year, requiring them to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. you can watch this beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. the health and human secretary kathleen sebelius spoke about the health-care law at the national action network annual convention. every year, they will the conference focusing on the most important civil-rights issues that year. they were founded in 1991 by...
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the for them to have to but the but of harrison -- we can i get past grover norquist. when there is no revenue that makes it hard. john boehner could not even pass a tax proposal remade where it would keep the taxes for everybody except those making over $1 million a year. they said, no, you cannot do that. i am here and happy to listen to anything necessary. mary history of giving the president aware >> congress has until december 31 to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff, otherwise tax increases and spending cuts go into effect. negotiations between congress and the president could take friday when all four leaders of the house and senate meet with the president at the white house. a look at the countdown to the fiscal cliff, the guest will be a white house honor. home on a ship and the united states with tools author of american the nightmare how neighbor -- america undermines the negotiation nightmare. more from militia and townsman of the u. s economic research surfaced and heron radcliffe. coming up on c-span, a discussion on the history of the new york times. an ex
the for them to have to but the but of harrison -- we can i get past grover norquist. when there is no revenue that makes it hard. john boehner could not even pass a tax proposal remade where it would keep the taxes for everybody except those making over $1 million a year. they said, no, you cannot do that. i am here and happy to listen to anything necessary. mary history of giving the president aware >> congress has until december 31 to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff, otherwise tax...
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and not all are in the grover norquist camp. if you read in the times today, he sounds a republican note of hope. >> i realize we are mostly scholars here. we are negotiating with frenzel, but he implied he is not a full politicians anymore. let me ask you a question, this is a risky strategy by democrats. it could blow up and produce problems for them. are any of you concerned about that? >> less risky than national the fault like the republicans did last summer? >> i think it is similar to that. >> bill, go ahead. >> that was a high risk. may be a worse risk. but this is a very high risk, too. high risk for the economy and high risk for the democratic party. they have a lot of interest involved in that tax code. they have amt going after their people. they lose their 10% rate. they lose a lot of things they like to have. i think it is high risk and i tend to look at it as a before the election kind of threat or challenge to the republicans. i think you get the same thing back. it is a whole new game after the election day. >>
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. >> grover norquist love all the attention he gets the never kind of form like this, but it really is across the spectrum. in primaries, people are particularly vulnerable to wanted to pledge their fealty to one calls or another. it can be a committee to protect and preserve social security and medicare. there are all kinds of groups that circulate these things and candidates feel compelled to pledge their loyalty to the golf, but when it all comes to a point of needing to break down these barriers, it is making it that much more difficult, and we all understand. >> we are terribly worried about that. the one encouraging thing is i do feel like the public understanding and awareness of the issue has increased. we are always trying to discuss whether we can start a pledge to not take pledges, but we cannot climb our way out of that hypocrisy. you do at least get the sense we are moving toward the place where candidates know they have to govern. nobody wants to back themselves into a corner. if you listen to them, when they are trying to keep a little bit of faith, the situation has cha
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for someone hit signed the grover norquist pledge, he is not about to talk about revenue even if he believes it in his heart and we showed him a spreadsheet that shows it is just math. >> if i could just finish here. we can talk about that. there has to be corporate tax reform. this should be looked at any minute. part of it has to do a sacrifice. what very few people are talking about is america is in a crisis. there are people suffering right now. i do support the more taxes. not because i want to or i could not use the money, we need to stop pandering to people and say revenue cannot be done. >> thank you very much. for continuing coverage of all of these campaigns as we head into election day a few days away, join us on that night for special election coverage both on air and on line. it out like to thank all of our candidates. thank you for bearing with me for all of the questions. aarp, university of southern maine, are co-sponsors. get out and vote. for all of you at home, thank you for watching as well. thank you. have a wonderful night. have a great weekend. the all deserve it. enjo
for someone hit signed the grover norquist pledge, he is not about to talk about revenue even if he believes it in his heart and we showed him a spreadsheet that shows it is just math. >> if i could just finish here. we can talk about that. there has to be corporate tax reform. this should be looked at any minute. part of it has to do a sacrifice. what very few people are talking about is america is in a crisis. there are people suffering right now. i do support the more taxes. not...
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norquist style no immigration pledge that will continue to strangle the immigration system for years to come of. agreeing to zero sum rules now means never helping the almost five million legal immigrants currently stuck in back logs. the republican bill also expressly allows for-profit and online schools to participate. while the bill contains language limiting immediate participation, it unquestionably opens the door to future participation. i cannot support a bill that will allow such schools to essentially sell visas to rich young foreigners. the vast majority of democrats in this chamber strongly support stem visas. i've introduced a bill that creates stem visas without eliminating other visas or including for-profit colleges. it has the support of the black, hispanic and asian caucus chairs. bring that to the floor and you'll see strong support from democrats. it should also get strong republican supports. in the past they supported stem legislation that didn't have other types of visas. in the 110th congress i had a bill that is it just that with very considerable republicans,
norquist style no immigration pledge that will continue to strangle the immigration system for years to come of. agreeing to zero sum rules now means never helping the almost five million legal immigrants currently stuck in back logs. the republican bill also expressly allows for-profit and online schools to participate. while the bill contains language limiting immediate participation, it unquestionably opens the door to future participation. i cannot support a bill that will allow such...
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grover norquist is most popular for the tax pledge. that will be a big issue this fall. host: 57.35% of their investments for americans for tax reform. they supported two winning candidates. any other surprises from the return on investment numbers that you crunched? guest: there has been a lot of focus on the karl rove group. we saw five or six individuals who wrote checks more than $10 million for an individual. one couple gave more than more50 million. i think there has been a lot of focus on it that and that money went in large part for losing candidates. that doesn't mean big money did not have an impact. there were a lot of big contributors who did win and will have chips call in. the way that this changes the tone of the campaign and the challenge of discourse. overwhelming negativity. congress is supposed to mean coming together. it makes it harder for politicians to do that when you have the negative atmosphere. this has outsourced the slime. host: we have some outside groups to show you. host: talked little about majority pac. guest: that is followed by some de
grover norquist is most popular for the tax pledge. that will be a big issue this fall. host: 57.35% of their investments for americans for tax reform. they supported two winning candidates. any other surprises from the return on investment numbers that you crunched? guest: there has been a lot of focus on the karl rove group. we saw five or six individuals who wrote checks more than $10 million for an individual. one couple gave more than more50 million. i think there has been a lot of focus...
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. >> it is not just grover norquist who loves all the attention he gets, but it really is across the spectrum. in primaries, people are particularly in vulnerable to wanting to pledge their fealty to one cause or another. it could be a club for growth, a committee to protect and preserve social security and medicare. there are all kinds of groups that circling these things and candidates feel compelled to pledge their loyalty to the cause, but when it comes down to a point of needing to break down these barriers, it is making it that much more difficult, and we all understand it. >> the one encouraging thing, i feel like the public's understanding and awareness of the ash to reject issue is increasing. we're always trying to discuss whether we can start a pledge not to take pledges. -- issue is increasing. you can see the irony in this. at least we are moving to a place where candidates know they have to govern. nobody wants to back themselves into a corner, as tough as the election season is for them. you can see them, when they are trying to keep some space, i think the situation h
. >> it is not just grover norquist who loves all the attention he gets, but it really is across the spectrum. in primaries, people are particularly in vulnerable to wanting to pledge their fealty to one cause or another. it could be a club for growth, a committee to protect and preserve social security and medicare. there are all kinds of groups that circling these things and candidates feel compelled to pledge their loyalty to the cause, but when it comes down to a point of needing to...
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norquist fellow. did they not realize that you have to have taxes to pay for these two wars that the republicans -- that was george w. bush who was in charge that time -- they started these wars. and yet, they are saying we have to control the spending. the spending is on these wars. so, let congress take a pay cut of about 35%, and take any revenue the dead and take that revenue and put it towards the debt to pay down our debt. our debt is caused by wars, not by social security, not by medicare. we people who work out here, we pay into social security. we pay into medicare. so, let them take a pay cut. if they want to start cutting everybody, how about congress taking a pay cut? thank you for taking my call. host: christian, your message to washington on this deadline day, about 9 1/2 hours before we reached the midline -- the midnight deadline. caller: i do not think we should now go over the fiscal cliff, and i do not think it is responsible whether you are republican or democrat. i think both part
norquist fellow. did they not realize that you have to have taxes to pay for these two wars that the republicans -- that was george w. bush who was in charge that time -- they started these wars. and yet, they are saying we have to control the spending. the spending is on these wars. so, let congress take a pay cut of about 35%, and take any revenue the dead and take that revenue and put it towards the debt to pay down our debt. our debt is caused by wars, not by social security, not by...
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. >> you are not going to go around like grover norquist, are you? >> some people might. that is not our intention. it is part of the bigger thing of having the debate over the american middle class and workers and the shared prosperity. it is part of that. it is a continuation of calling attention to that so we can continue to have the debate. if you say i will not sign that, the question is why? what do you oppose? i would assume that mitt romney says i oppose the right to a voice at work. i would say ok, that is your decision. who opposes the living wage? nobody. it will be fun. it will be part of the debate and the bigger issue getting people to talk about a different type of economy that works for everybody in forcing them to say these policies work into these do not. >> getting back to tampa -- are there any republicans who he will be recognizing as pro- labor? >> yes. there are fewer. the stronger the tea party gets, the less likely there will be any more candidates because they have people -- hatch was too liberal in their eyes. there are fewer and fewer. the ones
. >> you are not going to go around like grover norquist, are you? >> some people might. that is not our intention. it is part of the bigger thing of having the debate over the american middle class and workers and the shared prosperity. it is part of that. it is a continuation of calling attention to that so we can continue to have the debate. if you say i will not sign that, the question is why? what do you oppose? i would assume that mitt romney says i oppose the right to a voice...
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grover norquist is and has been a lobbyist for the national rifle association. we have many powerful groups in this country. i have traveled extensively throughout the world. every other developed country has health care. and in 1996 -- please do not cut me off -- stephen wiggins from the united health care fund from the oxford health plan tochen $111 million in one year and then he resigned. the average ceo has a tenure of about two to four years. when they get people like the koch brothers -- $100 million donor club. we have the supreme court and everybody has a right to have an ak-47. the well regulated militia it is our armed forces. host: you said you lived a long life so far and you remember the best time. what was that as time? caller: the best time was after world war ii. we had in many areas 100% unemployment. host: we will leave it there. here is an op-ed by charles koch. let's go to indiana. hi, aaron. good morning. caller: my issue covers democrats and republicans from congress down to local levels of government. one issue that has not been brought u
grover norquist is and has been a lobbyist for the national rifle association. we have many powerful groups in this country. i have traveled extensively throughout the world. every other developed country has health care. and in 1996 -- please do not cut me off -- stephen wiggins from the united health care fund from the oxford health plan tochen $111 million in one year and then he resigned. the average ceo has a tenure of about two to four years. when they get people like the koch brothers --...
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even grover norquist said allowing this to expire is not a tax increase, and if that is what he thinks, which should be up to get that done and put money back into our economy. when we get back, we need to make sure we don't go over the fiscal cliff, but you will not find me saying that i vote to cut social security. >> the syrian president assad remains in power. meanwhile, rhetoric from the iranian government is escalating as they can't at the prospect of conflict with israel. what are your approaches to this, first syria, iran, and the middle east in general? >> that is a good question. syria is a complex situation. the notion the united states could get directly involved is something i don't want to do. i support humanitarian aid. i support making sure that people on the ground have the ability to go to turkey in various places for safety, but the key thing for us right now is to continue to put pressure on china and russia and others to get the assad regime out of power. they cannot continue to attack their people. the reason i say this is about the larger world community is becau
even grover norquist said allowing this to expire is not a tax increase, and if that is what he thinks, which should be up to get that done and put money back into our economy. when we get back, we need to make sure we don't go over the fiscal cliff, but you will not find me saying that i vote to cut social security. >> the syrian president assad remains in power. meanwhile, rhetoric from the iranian government is escalating as they can't at the prospect of conflict with israel. what are...
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grover norquist has the tax pledge, have you signed his anti-tax pledge? guest: yes. i think i have signed groferse. i think i have signed others. the problem is we are not overtaxed. we are overtaxed and this government is overspent. we are not undertaxed. we are absolutely overtaxed. and washington has a spending problem. and the more you tax, then the more you're going to spend. and every time a tax increases, you have a little bit of loss of your freedom. host: zoe writes in from nashville, tennessee, over email and says, are you aware that the bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 add to the country's deficit every single day? if you're concerned about the debt being put on your grandchildren, why not push to end those tax cuts? guest: well, what i'm pushing is to reduce federal spending because there again those tax cuts, and zoney may want to know this, our sales tax deductibility that we enjoy in tennessee because we do not have a state income tax, it's a fairness issue for those of us in nonincome tax states like florida and texas and washington state, tennessee. th
grover norquist has the tax pledge, have you signed his anti-tax pledge? guest: yes. i think i have signed groferse. i think i have signed others. the problem is we are not overtaxed. we are overtaxed and this government is overspent. we are not undertaxed. we are absolutely overtaxed. and washington has a spending problem. and the more you tax, then the more you're going to spend. and every time a tax increases, you have a little bit of loss of your freedom. host: zoe writes in from nashville,...